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Flash floods triggered by record-breaking rainfall swept across the Tri-State area on July 14, 2025, prompting a State of Emergency in New Jersey and causing widespread damage to infrastructure, mass transit, and homes.
Typhoon Nari made a historic landfall over Cape Erimo in Japan on July 15, 2025, as the first typhoon to make landfall over Japan’s northern main island since 2016 and the first to make landfall in Hokkaido during July since records began. It was the fifth named storm of the 2025 Pacific typhoon season.
Dragon Bravo Fire destroyed between 50 and 80 structures on the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona, including the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, after igniting on July 4, 2025. The North Rim has been closed for the remainder of the 2025 season due to fire damage and chemical hazards.
Central Texas counties including San Saba, and Lampasas faced renewed flash flooding on July 13, 2025, forcing evacuations and suspending rescue operations as the Guadalupe River again approached flood stage.
A line of tornado-warned storms brought flash flooding, large hail, and damaging winds to eastern Iowa on July 11, 2025, with 109.2 mm (4.3 inches) of rainfall reported in Davenport and 137 km/h (85 mph) gusts in Cascade.
Exceptionally heavy rainfall fell in parts of eastern Massachusetts on July 10, 2025, triggering widespread flash flooding across Boston and surrounding towns, stranding vehicles and temporarily shutting down all lanes of Interstate 93.
Heavy rainfall of over 100 mm (4 inches) triggered flooding across Tokyo, stranding vehicles and causing widespread damage on Thursday, July 10, 2025. Low-lying areas in the Kanto region remain under the threat of landslides as heavy rainfall continues across the region.
Violent storms ripped through parts of western Romania on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, injuring at least 14 people in the resort town of Sinaia where severe damage was reported.
Severe thunderstorms swept across Washington D.C. on July 9, 2025, flooding streets and toppling multiple trees. The storms moved out of the region by evening, leaving behind stunning skies that went viral on social media.
At least 11 people were killed after multiple vehicles fell into the Mahisagar River when a portion of the Gambhira Bridge collapsed near Padra in Gujrat’s Vadodra district on July 9, 2025.
